com.pixelmed.dicom
Class PersonNameAttribute

java.lang.Object
  com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute
      com.pixelmed.dicom.StringAttribute
          com.pixelmed.dicom.StringAttributeAffectedBySpecificCharacterSet
              com.pixelmed.dicom.PersonNameAttribute

public class PersonNameAttribute
extends StringAttributeAffectedBySpecificCharacterSet

A concrete class specializing Attribute for Person Name (PN) attributes.

Though an instance of this class may be created using its constructors, there is also a factory class, AttributeFactory.

See Also:

Attribute, AttributeFactory, AttributeList

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.pixelmed.dicom.StringAttribute

specificCharacterSet

Fields inherited from class com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute

valueLength, valueMultiplicity

Constructor Summary

PersonNameAttribute(AttributeTag t)
Construct an (empty) attribute.

PersonNameAttribute(AttributeTag t, long vl, DicomInputStream i, SpecificCharacterSet specificCharacterSet)
Read an attribute from an input stream.

PersonNameAttribute(AttributeTag t, Long vl, DicomInputStream i, SpecificCharacterSet specificCharacterSet)
Read an attribute from an input stream.

PersonNameAttribute(AttributeTag t, SpecificCharacterSet specificCharacterSet)
Construct an (empty) attribute.

Method Summary

static String	getCanonicalForm(String value) Get a canonical form of the supplied person name value.
static String	getCanonicalForm(String value, boolean forQuery) Get a canonical form of the supplied person name value.
static Vector	getNameComponents(String value) Get the name components from a DICOM delimited form of Person Name.
static String	getPhoneticName(String name) Get a phonetic encoding name of the family and given name components of a DICOM delimited form of Person Name.
static String	getPhoneticName(String name, boolean forQuery) Get a phonetic encoding name of the family and given name components of a DICOM delimited form of Person Name.
byte[]	getVR() Get the value representation of this attribute (PN).
static void	main(String[] arg) Test read the DICOM files listed on the command line, get the patient name and make canonical form.
static String	swap(String name) Get the family and given name components of a DICOM delimited form of Person Name and swap them.

Methods inherited from class com.pixelmed.dicom.StringAttribute

addValue, addValue, addValue, addValue, addValue, addValue, addValue, getByteValues, getDoubleValues, getFloatValues, getIntegerValues, getLongValues, getOriginalStringValues, getPadByte, getPaddedVL, getShortValues, getSpecificCharacterSet, getStringValues, removeValues, setSpecificCharacterSet, toString, translateByteArrayToString, translateStringToByteArray, write

Methods inherited from class com.pixelmed.dicom.Attribute

getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrDefault, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrEmptyString, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDelimitedStringValuesOrNull, getDoubleValues, getDoubleValues, getElement, getFloatValues, getFloatValues, getGroup, getIntegerValues, getIntegerValues, getLongValues, getLongValues, getSingleDoubleValueOrDefault, getSingleDoubleValueOrDefault, getSingleDoubleValueOrDefault, getSingleFloatValueOrDefault, getSingleFloatValueOrDefault, getSingleFloatValueOrDefault, getSingleIntegerValueOrDefault, getSingleIntegerValueOrDefault, getSingleIntegerValueOrDefault, getSingleLongValueOrDefault, getSingleLongValueOrDefault, getSingleLongValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrDefault, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrEmptyString, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getSingleStringValueOrNull, getStringValues, getStringValues, getStringValues, getStringValues, getStringValues, getTag, getVL, getVM, getVRAsString, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValues, setValues, setValues, setValues, toString, writeBase

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PersonNameAttribute

public PersonNameAttribute(AttributeTag t)

Construct an (empty) attribute.

Parameters:

t - the tag of the attribute

PersonNameAttribute

public PersonNameAttribute(AttributeTag t,
                           SpecificCharacterSet specificCharacterSet)

Construct an (empty) attribute.

Parameters:

t - the tag of the attribute

specificCharacterSet - the character set to be used for the text

PersonNameAttribute

public PersonNameAttribute(AttributeTag t,
                           long vl,
                           DicomInputStream i,
                           SpecificCharacterSet specificCharacterSet)
                    throws IOException,
                           DicomException

Read an attribute from an input stream.

Parameters:

t - the tag of the attribute

vl - the value length of the attribute

i - the input stream

specificCharacterSet - the character set to be used for the text

Throws:

IOException

DicomException

PersonNameAttribute

public PersonNameAttribute(AttributeTag t,
                           Long vl,
                           DicomInputStream i,
                           SpecificCharacterSet specificCharacterSet)
                    throws IOException,
                           DicomException

Read an attribute from an input stream.

Parameters:

t - the tag of the attribute

vl - the value length of the attribute

i - the input stream

specificCharacterSet - the character set to be used for the text

Throws:

IOException

DicomException

Method Detail

getVR

public byte[] getVR()

Get the value representation of this attribute (PN).

Overrides:

getVR in class Attribute

Returns:

'P','N' in ASCII as a two byte array; see ValueRepresentation

getCanonicalForm

public static String getCanonicalForm(String value)

Get a canonical form of the supplied person name value.

Parameters:

value - a single person name value

Returns:

a canonical form of the person name value

getCanonicalForm

public static String getCanonicalForm(String value,
                                      boolean forQuery)

Get a canonical form of the supplied person name value.

For queries, wildcard characters for queries are left untouched; if a component is empty then a '*' is inserted instead of zero length.

Parameters:

value - a single person name value

forQuery - if application is query and wildcards need to be handled

Returns:

a canonical form of the person name value

getNameComponents

public static Vector getNameComponents(String value)

Get the name components from a DICOM delimited form of Person Name.

Parameters:

value - a single person name value

Returns:

a Vector of String containing the name components

swap

public static String swap(String name)

Get the family and given name components of a DICOM delimited form of Person Name and swap them.

Parameters:

name - a single person name value with family and given name components

Returns:

a DICOM delimited form of name with the family and given name components swapped, or the supplied value if not two componenbts

getPhoneticName

public static String getPhoneticName(String name)

Get a phonetic encoding name of the family and given name components of a DICOM delimited form of Person Name.

Parameters:

name - a single person name value with family and given name components

Returns:

a DICOM delimited form of name with phonetic equivalents substituted for family and given name components

getPhoneticName

public static String getPhoneticName(String name,
                                     boolean forQuery)

Get a phonetic encoding name of the family and given name components of a DICOM delimited form of Person Name.

Note that wildcards used in queries are removed by the encoding process, though initial and terminal wildcard characters are restored in each component if present.

Parameters:

name - a single person name value with family and given name components

forQuery - if application is query and wildcards need to be handled

Returns:

a DICOM delimited form of name with phonetic equivalents substituted for family and given name components

main

public static void main(String[] arg)

Test read the DICOM files listed on the command line, get the patient name and make canonical form.

Parameters:

arg - a list of DICOM file names or directories to search for such